Category: Political Donation

Elizabeth DeVos, or Betsy as she is known by, is and has been a great leader in her field of work. Offering her services in many areas such as business, politics, and education, Betsy has worked her way through obstacles to fight for her community and people in general. Being a proud philanthropist, Betsy has devoted her precious time and money to give others the opportunity to succeed. This, in turn, has made her an obvious people pleaser and beloved wherever she sets foot. With that said, let’s take a look at the background of Elizabeth “Betsey” DeVos to see what influences she had that turned her into a devoted Philanthropist.

Family Background:

Born in Holland, Michigan into a Christian household, the kind-hearted values that you find in Betsey today were ingrained in her at a very early age. Growing up as a member of the Christian Reformed Church in North America, she was taught morals and values that have helped her become and advocate for many people of many situations. It is easy to why she is so generous, having been brought up under such devout lessons. Follow Betsy DeVos on twitter.com

Later on in her life, her husband would become yet another positive influence for her. Betsey and her husband Richard DeVos Jr., a billionaire and former Republican nominee for governor of Michigan, together formed the perfect team. The two have garnered many accomplishments and successes, quickly becoming one of the wealthiest, yet, most humble families in the United States. Along with this success, also came their philanthropy work. Between the two of them, they have blessed many people with organizations such as, The Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation, as well as many other charitable donations.

More Philanthropy and Work History:

As the current United States Secretary of Education, it is made clear how much hard work and effort was put in by Betsey to achieve that title. Having graduated from a Christian high school and Calvin College, where she earned a degree, Betsey learned what it takes to be a successful businesswoman and generous philanthropist. So much so, that her list of great work is quite extensive.

From the Prince Foundation and the Dick & Betsy DeVos Family Foundation to working as a chairperson for the Acton Institute, Betsey Devos continues to provide many people with hope and opportunity. What helped her land her role as secratery of education was her long list of educational based philanthropy work. From voicing her stance on school choice, to establishing school voucherstarts, working in the Detroit charter school system and grading system, as well ass providing other scholarships and rewards, it is needless to say but, Betsey cares about the future leaders of the United States.

For Betsy, it does not hurt her to give back like it might to others. She was brought up a giver, a trait that few people in this world have and, have a hard time developing. Having donated to millions of people, it safe to assume that Betsy has earned the right to brag and boast about it, yet she chooses to stay humble and work to make a change in the world. Through her philanthropy and kind heart, Betsey is an inspiration and a role model to many.

Approximately bloomberg.com reported half a million dollars is hardly an extravagant amount of money in the ritzy world of professional politics but it is certainly nothing to scoff at either. This is important to note because it was the same amount the political action committee, New Day For America recently received. But what is really noteworthy is not the sum of money which was attributed to the political fund but rather whom the previously mentioned super PAC and who cashed in for the donations it received.
It turns out that the New Day For America super PAC belongs to none other than current governor of Ohio and presidential hopeful, John Kasich and that the donations where made out by two rather obscure individuals named Scott Bessent and Stanley Druckenmiller. What is really interesting here is that both Bessent and Druckenmiller work for multi billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist, George Soros. Once word of the donation broke it had many in the Democratic party scratching their heads and with good reason, that reason being that Mr. Soros has been a longstanding defender of liberal principals and a great boon and ally to the Democratic party. In attempting to further aid the Democrats Forbes billioanire George Soros has gone so far as to donate eight million dollars to the Hillary R. Clinton campaign, distributed between two different super PACs. So why on earth would such a man aid Kasich, a well known classical conservative.

The exact answer to such a question remains completely unknown given the lack of, as yet, any explicit public statements from either George Soros, Bessent, Druckenmiller or Kasich or any member of his staff. But there is speculation aplenty, some of it deranged and ridiculous and some of it quite reasonable. One of the more reasonable suppositions is that Soros, who is a staunch defender for, what he calls a “open society” (less defense and deliberation on border security and easier access to legal American citizenship) is “playing both sides” or “hedging his bets” if you will. And he is doing this, speculations says, due to the fact that Kasich is far closer to the Democrats in regards to his take on border security, immigration and access to citizenship. Thus Soros funding him seems like a clever move to further the odds that someone pro-immigration (or at least not outright anti immigration) will make it into the White House.